00:01
Okay, so i'm just going to try to talk through what to think about on this problem.
00:07
It's hard to describe because you're using a tool here, but let's give it a try.
00:16
So we have the monopolist.
00:20
We have the marginal revenue curve.
00:23
We have an average revenue curve, and we have a marginal cost curve.
00:28
And then the total average cost is something like this.
00:38
Okay.
00:39
Or average total cost.
00:40
Okay, so that's atc.
00:43
This is demand.
00:46
This is marginal cost.
00:47
Okay.
00:48
So the question is, what is the monopoly optimized output? what it actually says.
00:59
Says place the black point on the graph to profit maximizing price and quantity.
01:03
Well, a monopolist is going to choose a price where marginal revenue equals marginal cost.
01:18
And so they read off the demand curve, and that's the price they set.
01:26
So you have to move the tool to put you at that point...